Bilaspur, Oct 20 Seven members of a family, including a six-year-old boy, fell ill due to suspected food poisoning after consuming street food during a Durga Puja outing in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur city, officials said on Tuesday.
The family, residents of Parsada village near Bilaspur, had consumed ‘chaat’ at a roadside stall on Sunday night while visiting the city to see Durga Puja tableaux, hospital authorities said.
They complained of vomiting and diarrhoea on Monday morning. When their condition deteriorated by afternoon, relatives rushed them to the Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS) hospital, they said.
The patients were identified as Mahesh Sahu (32), Santoshi Sahu (27), Somesh (15), Suman (18), Sujita (14), Prabha (26) and Shivansh (6).
CIMS Dean Dr Ramanesh Murthy said all seven patients received medical treatment and their condition is stable.
(PTI News)
